Greek Prayers: Underflow

I call to Urania of the stars, daughter of Zeus and wise Mnemosyne, great muse who looks ever to the sky, bearer of the stellar globe, well-cloaked in spangled darkness, yours is the art of the heavenly sphere, the reading of the starry night, the distant lights of the many worlds. Friend of the star-gazer […]

I call to Thalia, wreathed in ivy, daughter of Zeus and wise Mnemosyne, good mother of the Corybantes who dance with spear and shield a-clash, O merry muse of comedy, of country rhyme and rustic tales, bearer of the long-armed crook with which the shepherd guides his flock, yours is the laughter that clears the […]

I call to Terpsichore, great of grace, daughter of Zeus and wise Mnemosyne, beautiful goddess, lissome and lithe, merry-hearted muse of dance, giver of comfort and of bliss, we know you as we whirl and sway, we find you as the music finds us. Yours, O goddess, is joy in motion, yours is the rhythm […]

Celtic Prayers: Fieldstones

There is a wealth of information available on the gods of the insular Celts, one of the many benefits of having a surviving literature. It can be more difficult to find information about the gods of the continental tribes. Here are a few links to explore. Deo Mercurio Excellent site about Gaulish gods and religion. […]

I offer words of praise to Mathonwy, O great one whose tales have been lost to the years, whose might and wisdom we know through your son and heir, far-famed Math who carried your name in love and pride, who ruled his realm with judgment and courage, who held the vast powers of magic in […]

I call to wise and shining Nudd, son of noble Don and Beli Mawr the bright, father of Gwyn and Edern who served so well the court of the far-famed king. Nudd of the tangled tales, the confoundment of the years, of tongues that stumble, words gone wrong, Nudd of the many faces and the […]

Norse Prayers: Hearth and Field

O son of ever-watchful Odin, Balder, best of gods, I call to you with an open heart, I pray to you with open eyes. Son of fair Frigga who sought your safekeeping, who gathered up pledges like flowers in spring, who begged for salt tears throughout the worlds, a mother’s love wielded with skill, […]

Sif of the golden hair, of the fields of good grain, whose gentle touch it is that stills the rage of Thor, that calms the fury and the madness of the storm, merciful one who hears the prayers of women and men, lay your hand upon my heart, quiet its thunderous beating, grant me peace […]

I call to Sif of the golden hair, bride of Thor, fairest of maids, finest of great Asgard’s treasures, brightest of the nine worlds’ lights. Grant to me, goddess, a nature kind and patient; let me be the heart of my home. May my household be a haven of comfort and cheer, may we ever […]

Egyptian Prayers: Gods of Sand and Water

To Wadjet, great one of Lower Egypt, I offer my praise. Wadjet who wears the Red Crown, mighty in ancient Memphis, companion of Nekhbet with whom you ward the two lands, yours is the delta, the many fingers of the Nile, the dark and fertile soil; O Wadjet who is green, who is of the […]

To Nekhbet, great one of Upper Egypt, I offer my praise. Nekhbet who wears the White Crown, mighty in ancient Nekhen, companion of Wadjet with whom you ward the Two Lands, yours is the sedgeland and the reed, yours the lotus bloom; yours is the vulture crown, O Nekhbet who is kind. O mother of […]

To Khepera who is self-created, I offer my praise. Each day you rise anew, O god, again and yet again; each day you rise is as the first; each day once more you come into being, of yourself and through yourself. As Atum is the setting sun and Ra the noonday star, so you, O […]